A former aide to two New York governors went on trial Wednesday on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state’s bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Linda Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, were arrested last year during a U.S. crackdown on alleged Chinese secret agents. They were charged again in June as part of the government’s efforts to root out pandemic fraud.

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A former aide to two New York governors, Linda Sun, went on trial Wednesday on charges she sold her influence to the Chinese government and illegally profited from the state’s bulk purchase of face masks during the COVID-19 pandemic

Sun and her husband, Chris Hu, were arrested last year during a U.S. crackdown on alleged Chines

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